Bubble chart

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

by Umair Rafiq

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/stock/highstock.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts-more.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts-3d.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/data.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/funnel.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/annotations.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/accessibility.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/solid-gauge.js"></script>


<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/export-data.js"></script>

<figure class="highcharts-figure">
    <div id="container"></div>
    <p class="highcharts-description">
        Chart showing basic use of bubble series with a custom tooltip formatter.
        The chart uses plot lines to show safe intake levels for sugar and fat.
        Bubble charts are great for comparing three dimensions of data without
        relying on color or 3D charts.
    </p>
</figure>

CSS

.highcharts-figure,
.highcharts-data-table table {
    min-width: 310px;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

#container {
    height: 400px;
}

.highcharts-tooltip h3 {
    margin: 0.3em 0;
}

.highcharts-data-table table {
    font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border: 1px solid #ebebeb;
    margin: 10px auto;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 500px;
}

.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 1em 0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: #555;
}

.highcharts-data-table th {
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0.5em;
}

.highcharts-data-table td,
.highcharts-data-table th,
.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 0.5em;
}

.highcharts-data-table thead tr,
.highcharts-data-table tr:nth-child(even) {
    background: #f8f8f8;
}

.highcharts-data-table tr:hover {
    background: #f1f7ff;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.chart('container', {

    chart: {
        type: 'bubble',
        plotBorderWidth: 1,
        zoomType: 'xy'
    },

    legend: {
        enabled: false
    },

    title: {
        text: 'S-Score SV-Score'
    },

    subtitle: {
        text: 'Source: <a href="http://www.euromonitor.com/">Euromonitor</a> and <a href="https://data.oecd.org/">OECD</a>'
    },

    accessibility: {
        point: {
            valueDescriptionFormat: '{index}. {point.name}, S-mean: {point.x}, S-Score: {point.y} SV-Score: {point.z}.'
        }
    },

    xAxis: {
        gridLineWidth: 1,
        title: {
            text: 'Market Snapshot'
        },
        labels: {
            format: '{value} gr'
        },
        plotLines: [{
            color: 'black',
            dashStyle: 'dot',
            width: 2,
            value: 65,
            label: {
                rotation: 0,
                y: 15,
                style: {
                    fontStyle: 'italic'
                },
                text: 'Market Snapshot'
            },
            zIndex: 3
        }],
        accessibility: {
            rangeDescription: 'Range: 60 to 100 grams.'
        }
    },

    yAxis: {
        startOnTick: false,
        endOnTick: false,
        title: {
            text: 'Market Snapshot'
        },
        labels: {
            format: '{value} gr'
        },
        maxPadding: 0.2,
        plotLines: [{
            color: 'black',
            dashStyle: 'dot',
            width: 2,
            value: 50,
            label: {
                align: 'right',
                style: {
                    fontStyle: 'italic'
                },
                text: 'Safe sugar intake 50g/day',
                x: -10
            },
            zIndex: 3
        }],
        accessibility: {
            rangeDescription: 'Range: 0 to 160 grams.'
        }
    },

    tooltip: {
        useHTML: true,
        headerFormat: '<table>',
        pointFormat: '<tr><th...